Accidents at work Law - Workplace Law Network

Remember, remember, the 5th of November - for all the right reasons
Companies involved in organising a fireworks display must ensure that they comply with the relevant legislation to make sure any event is safe as well as spectacular. So what do you need ... | briefing | 29 Oct 2007 5:01PM

Care organisations reminded to risk assess following death of 90-year-old
The HSE has this week issued a warning to health and social care employers to ensure that risk assessments are carried out to determine the suitability of equipment used in everyday tasks. The warn... | case | 2 Dec 2008 10:16AM

Health and safety fine was disproportionate, says Court of Appeal
The defendant was a large warehousing and distribution organisation with about 100 sites in the UK and outlets in Europe. One evening at one site one of its employees was checking the rear of his t... | case | 1 Dec 2008 2:46PM

Need for workers to consider elderly residents highlighted
The need for workers to be aware of the dangers to elderly people after an 81-year-old woman fell through an open hatch in her home, left unguarded by the central heating installation contractor. T... | case | 28 Nov 2008 12:39PM

HSE warns offshore workers following prosecution
Following their prosecution of two multinational companies after the death of a technician offshore, the HSE is warning employers working offshore to make sure that suitable and effective risk asse... | case | 28 Nov 2008 12:27PM

HSE machinery warning following finger injury
The HSE has renewed warnings to firms to watch out for faulty machinery, following the prosecution of another firm over a finger injury. Napier Brown & Co of Normanton was fined £3,000, a... | case | 27 Nov 2008 5:42PM

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Alcohol and drugs at work
In England in 2004, 74% of men and 59% of women reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day in the week prior to interview. (NHS)Around one in five (19%) workers was classified as a he... | Factsheet |

Accident investigations
About 20 people are killed and 250 seriously injured each week in accidents involving someone driving, riding or otherwise using the road for work purposes.In 2005-2006, 30 million days were lost o... | Factsheet | 14 Sep 2007 2:38PM

Corporate manslaughter
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Guidance published on Corporate Manslaughter Bill
Workplace Law has today published the Guide to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, a downloadable publication written by Danny McShee, at Kennedys, explaining the new legisl... | network news | 1 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law Magazine: Mug's Game?
This feature article first appeared in issue 19 of Workplace Law Magazine (July/August 2006). More information on Workplace Law Magazine can be found at: http://www.workplacelaw.net/magazine/ In ... | network news | 2 Aug 2006 12:00AM

[Audio] Has the HSE lost its bite?
 Download audio Is the HSE moving away from enforcement? Is it letting safety criminals go free? And just why is the number of health and safety prosecutions falling? Workplace Law pu... | network news | 6 Apr 2006 12:00AM

Workplace Law sponsors international rugby in Cambridge
Workplace Law Group has just been announced as the official match sponsor of the forthcoming CU RUFC v Samoa match, taking place at 7pm on Friday, 11 November at Grange Road in Cambridge. The o... | network news | 17 Nov 2005 12:00AM

Five companies face court over Buncefield oil blast
Five companies are to face prosecution regarding explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot three years ago, the Environment Agency and the HSE has said. Criminal proceedings have commenced against ... | news | 2 Dec 2008 12:54PM

Lucky escape for Slough chemical blast workers
Workers at a Slough rubber factory were luckily saved from an explosion yesterday because they were in a meeting elsewhere in the building, away from the area where they usually work.Although one w... | news | 2 Dec 2008 10:06AM

Whiplash claims dwarf the number of workplace injury claims
Research published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) exposes for the first time the scale and the cost of the UK’s whiplash epidemic.  Every day, nearly 1,200 people clai... | news | 21 Nov 2008 10:57AM

Maritime work safety under scrutiny after fishermen deaths
Three fishermen recently died in an accident while living on board a fishing vessel alongside in port. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is “extremely concerned that safety systems and... | news | 18 Nov 2008 11:51AM

Government responds to Buncefield investigation progress
Good progress has been made in implementing the recommendations from the Major Incident Investigation Board (MIIB), the Government has said in its response to the MIIB's work. As a result of the MI... | news | 13 Nov 2008 1:54PM

Risk Assessment Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
Risk Assessments are an essential part of a successful health and safety management systems. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 there is an express duty on employers to ensure that r... | Policy & Procedure |

Health and Safety Strategies 2007: Case Report
RELAUNCHED!!Strategic level guidance on managing health and safety in the workplaceAll work exposes people to hazards, and so no matter what the business there is always the possibility of an accid... | Special report | 19 Jun 2007 3:23PM

Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM

Travelodge fined after bathroom accidents
Hotel company Travelodge has been fined £20,000 after two accidents in their bathrooms, BBC News has reported.At Cambridge Crown Court, the firm admitted five offences of breaking the Health ... | what the papers say | 4 Dec 2007 9:41AM

Man crushed at recycling centre
A man has died after he was crushed by a truck at a recycling centre in Dublin.The accident happened at the recycling plant in the Merrywell Industrial Estate near Clondalkin on Monday evening. The... | what the papers say | 27 Nov 2007 4:14PM

Accident Reporting: your responsibilities
According to the HSE, in Great Britain in 2006-2007 2.2 million people were suffering from an illness they believe was caused or made worse by their work and 141,350 injuries to employees were repo... | White paper | 22 Sep 2008 1:11PM

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Occupational Health 2008: making the business case - special report
Absence - what's the cost to your business? In June 2007 the Department for Work and Pensions announced that the UK loses 175 million working days each year to sickness-related absence, costing t... | product

Loneworking 2008: Special Report
An increasing amount of organisations are employing loneworkers, in all areas of industry and business. Flexible Working Regulations have enabled employees to enjoy the benefits of working from hom... | product

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Dodging Bullets - advice for employers on tricky legal situations
Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? What is the life span of a hard hat? Is there a maximum working t... | product

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Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
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Health and Safety Strategies 2007: Case Report
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Directing Safely is intended for people with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation. With health and safety the most... | product

Corporate Health and Safety: legal briefing
Workplace Law's expert health and safety advisors have prepared a half-day briefing session for directors and senior managers taking into account the problems of personal responsibility for health ... | product

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